What are the benefits of investing in a unit trust?
The benefits are: • Low minimum investment amount You can invest with as little as S$1,000, depending on the fund. • Professional management Your money is managed by experienced and trained professionals who have access to the latest information about markets and companies, and are in a position to make informed investment decisions. • Diversification One benefit of unit trust investments is diversification, which helps reduce risks. With unit trusts, you, the investor, are able to spread your investment risks across various markets, sectors and asset classes. By pooling your resources with other investors, you can invest in a range of companies in the respective markets and sectors. This kind of diversification is usually not possible for the individual investor because of limited financial resources and the scale of investment. • Access to specialised markets and overseas opportunities Unit trusts give investors access to specialised and overseas markets. This opportunity is difficul
